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        <a id="xdg-utils" name="xdg-utils"></a>xdg-utils-1.1.3
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        <h2 class="sect2">
          Introduction to xdg-utils
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        <p>
          <span class="application">xdg-utils</span> is a a set of command
          line tools that assist applications with a variety of desktop
          integration tasks. It is required for Linux Standards Base (LSB)
          conformance.
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          This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-9.1
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          Package Information
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                Download (HTTP): <a class="ulink" href=
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                https://portland.freedesktop.org/download/xdg-utils-1.1.3.tar.gz</a>
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                Download MD5 sum: 902042508b626027a3709d105f0b63ff
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                Download size: 296 KB
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                Estimated disk space required: 3.2 MB (with tests)
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                Estimated build time: 0.3 SBU (with tests)
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          xdg-utils Dependencies
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          Required
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          Installation of xdg-utils
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          Compile <span class="application">xdg-utils</span> with the
          following commands:
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<kbd class=
"command">./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man &amp;&amp;
make</kbd>
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            Caution
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            The tests for the scripts must be made from an X-Window based
            session. There are several run-time requirements to run the tests
            including a browser and an MTA. Running the tests as <code class=
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          To run the tests, issue: <span class="command"><strong>make -k
          test</strong></span>.
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          Now install it as the <code class="systemitem">root</code> user:
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<kbd class="command">make install</kbd>
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          Contents
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            <div class="seg">
              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Programs:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">xdg-desktop-menu, xdg-desktop-icon,
              xdg-mime, xdg-icon-resource, xdg-open, xdg-email,
              xdg-screensaver, xdg-settings</span>
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            <div class="seg">
              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Libraries:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">None</span>
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            <div class="seg">
              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Directories:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">None</span>
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            Short Descriptions
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            <colgroup>
              <col align="left" valign="top" />
              <col />
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            <tbody>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="xdg-desktop-menu" name=
                    "xdg-desktop-menu"></a><span class="term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>xdg-desktop-menu</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a command line tool for (un)installing desktop menu
                    items.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="xdg-desktop-icon" name=
                    "xdg-desktop-icon"></a><span class="term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>xdg-desktop-icon</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a command line tool for (un)installing icons to the
                    desktop.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="xdg-mime" name="xdg-mime"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>xdg-mime</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a command line tool for querying information about
                    file type handling and adding descriptions for new file
                    types.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="xdg-icon-resource" name=
                    "xdg-icon-resource"></a><span class="term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>xdg-icon-resource</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a command line tool for (un)installing icon resources.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="xdg-open" name="xdg-open"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>xdg-open</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application.
                  </p>
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="xdg-email" name="xdg-email"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>xdg-email</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    opens the user's preferred e-mail composer in order to
                    send a mail message.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="xdg-screensaver" name=
                    "xdg-screensaver"></a><span class="term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>xdg-screensaver</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a command line tool for controlling the screensaver.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="xdg-settings" name="xdg-settings"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>xdg-settings</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a command line tool for managing various settings from
                    the desktop environment.
                  </p>
                </td>
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